Kemba Walker

The Sports Xchange Bobcats G Walker out 10-14 days Charlotte Bobcats guard Kemba Walker is expected to miss 10-14 days after an MRI taken Sunday revealed a second-degree sprain in his left ankle. Walker was injured in the third quarter of Saturday night's 104-96 overtime loss to the visiting Miami Heat. X-rays taken after the game were negative. Walker is averaging team highs of 18.7 points, 5.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 35.7 minutes, along with 4.2 rebounds in all 42 games for the...

The Sports Xchange Hornets sign former Jazz forward Marvin Williams Free agent forward Marvin Williams, who spent the last two seasons with the Utah Jazz, has agreed to a two-year, $14 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets, according to a report by Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears. According to Spears, the deal is fully guaranteed for both years; there's no team or player option for the second year. A small forward, Williams averaged 8.1 points and 4.3 rebounds over the...

(Reuters) - Charlotte Bobcats leading scorer Kemba Walker is expected to be sidelined for 10-14 days because of a sprained left ankle, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Sunday. Walker, 23, who is averaging a team-high 18.7 points and five assists per game for the Bobcats this season, suffered the injury in the third quarter of Saturday's 104-96 overtime loss to the Miami Heat. Though subsequent X-rays were negative, a magnetic resonance...

(Updated: UPDATING playoff positioning in second and third graphs) Bobcats 91, Bulls 86 (OT): Kemba Walker scored eight of his 22 points in the extra session as host Charlotte knocked off Chicago. Al Jefferson had 18 rebounds to go with 10 points as the Bobcats finished with the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference and will start the playoffs at defending champion Miami. Chris Douglas-Roberts added 13 points and Walker also contributed eight assists and seven rebounds as Charlotte won for the...

Bobcats 105, Cavaliers 98: Kemba Walker scored 24 points and dished out seven assists and Josh McRoberts added 20 points and eight rebounds as host Charlotte finished the season by matching a season-best three-game winning streak. Gerald Henderson chipped in 15 points for the Bobcats (21-61), who avoided finishing with the league's worst record for a second consecutive season when Orlando lost at Miami on Wednesday. Kyrie Irving had 24 points and 10 assists and Dion Waiters scored 16 off the bench...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier walked off the court holding up his index finger after another unpredictable Huskies victory. "One more game to go," he said. What was most fascinating about the Huskies' 63-53 upset victory over top-seeded Florida in Saturday's NCAA tournament Final Four semifinal was that it took more than one player to get to the one last game of the season. Through the tournament, Napier had been a savior comparable to former UConn...

The Sports Xchange Hornets sign former Jazz forward Marvin Williams Free agent forward Marvin Williams, who spent the last two seasons with the Utah Jazz, has agreed to a two-year, $14 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets, according to a report by Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears. According to Spears, the deal is fully guaranteed for both years; there's no team or player option for the second year. A small forward, Williams averaged 8.1 points and 4.3 rebounds over the...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Ryan Boatright arrived at Connecticut from East Aurora with a 31-point average, All-American status, a Mr. Basketball of Illinois award and a lot to learn. "I wasn't as good as I thought I was," he said. Boatright is proof that not every promising high school phenom becomes an instant NBA-bound star in college. He's also proof that incorporating adaptability, patience and a dose of big-picture insight can make that goal attainable. Approaching...

Bobcats 116, Nets 111 (OT): Al Jefferson led the way with 35 points and 15 rebounds as Charlotte held off visiting Brooklyn. Kemba Walker added 20 points and 12 assists and Chris Douglas-Roberts hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime and provided the dagger with a long jumper from the left side en route to 16 points as the Bobcats won for the second time in three games. Josh McRoberts scored 12 points but had a shot blocked in the final seconds of overtime that skipped out to Douglas-Roberts for...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Bobcats 109, Pacers 87 Bobcats 109, Pacers 87: Al Jefferson erupted for 34 points and host Charlotte held Indiana star Paul George without a field goal in a one-sided win. Jefferson connected on 16-of-25 attempts to pace the Bobcats, who halted a three-game losing streak. Kemba Walker added 19 points and nine assists while Chris Douglas-Roberts added 12 points in a rare start. Evan Turner led the way with 22 points for the Pacers, who were held to a season-low...

The Sports Xchange By John Delong, The Sports Xchange Bobcats win 4th straight, top Grizzlies CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Charlotte Bobcats have been terrible on the second night of back-to-backs much of the season, but that all changed this week. The Bobcats completed a sweep of four games in five nights with a 92-89 victory over the previously red-hot Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night in what goes down as their first four-game winning streak since 2011. On a night that...